Cyclist involved in bicycle crash Sunday did not die; he is recovering from injuries BY ELAINE DE VALLE AND LUISA YANEZ lyanez@MiamiHerald.com
A bicyclist struck by a vehicle as he rode along the Rickenbacker Causeway on Key Biscayne Sunday did not die of his injuries as originally reported by Miami-Dade police.
The cyclist, whose name has not been released, is recovering from his injuries at Jackson Memorial Hospital, where he remains today. His condition is unknown.
Miami-Dade police had said Monday morning that the cyclist had passed away. Monday afternoon, the Miami-Dade media relations office said that information was mistaken.
The injured cyclist had ben hit by a motorist driving a Ford Aerostar van across from MAST Academy high school at 3979 Rickenbacker Cswy. Both had been eastbound at the time of the 5 p.m. accident.
Traffic homicide detectives are investigating the accident.
Sunday’s accident comes on the heels of a fatal one last month.
Omar Otaola, 33, was negotiating a particularly bad curve, trying to merge with motor traffic at the eastern end of Bear Cut Bridge, when he was struck by a delivery truck and killed on Feb. 25.
Since then, county commissioners approved improvements on the bicycle crossing there, which has been the site of many bicycle accidents. Workers have already widened the shoulder.